The Wake Forest University Department of Anthropology promotes understanding and appreciation of human cultural and biological diversity. Through academic courses, scholarly and applied research, and public service, the Department of Anthropology provides the Wake Forest community with the tools and knowledge necessary for global citizenship. Composed of scholars representing all sub-fields of anthropology, the Department of Anthropology serves as the premier academic and practical resource for multicultural awareness and education in the University and Winston-Salem communities, enhancing the University’s commitment to Pro Humanitate.

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We acknowledge that the Department of Anthropology stands on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Keyauwee, Tutelo, Saponi, and other Indigenous peoples whose names have been lost, but who stewarded this land for generations. We honor and respect the diverse Native communities who came here to camp, hunt, and trade for centuries including the Saura, Catawba, Cherokee, and Lumbee.  We acknowledge the history of violence and displacement from this land, and we honor the vibrant Native communities who make their home here today.  Please join us in recognizing the Indigenous people of this land, past and present.

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Thanks to Anthropology and Linguistics for co-sponsoring!  See you on October 8 (note change of date) at 5:30 in Greene 320 for Jeff Bourns' talk, "The Deverbal Origins of Cherokee Adjectives." See MoreSee Less

Thanks to Anthropology and Linguistics for co-sponsoring!  See you on October 8 (note change of date) at 5:30 in Greene 320 for Jeff Bourns talk, The Deverbal Origins of Cherokee Adjectives.

Mark your calendar! We will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with a screening of the documentary "Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya" on Sunday, October 13, at 4pm, at the Kulynych Auditorium in Byrum Welcome Center. The film tells the story of a small group of Blackfeet people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. The film will be followed by a discussion with National Impact Producer Candice Dalsing and CEO of Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Tyson Running Wolf.

The event will end with a reception catered by Native Root.Mark your calendar! We will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with a screening of the documentary “Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya” on Sunday, October 13, at 4pm, at the Kulynych Auditorium in Byrum Welcome Center. The film tells the story of a small group of Blackfeet people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. The film will be followed by a discussion with National Impact Producer Candice Dalsing and CEO of Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Tyson Running Wolf. The event will end with a reception catered by Native Root.

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Mark your calendar! We will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with a screening of the documentary Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya on Sunday, October 13, at 4pm, at the Kulynych Auditorium in Byrum Welcome Center. The film tells the story of a small group of Blackfeet people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. The film will be followed by a discussion with National Impact Producer Candice Dalsing and CEO of Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Tyson Running Wolf. 

The event will end with a reception catered by Native Root.
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